up | English meaning

up

adjectiveA1UK /ʌp/ US /ʌp/

Facing upwards.
On or at a physically higher level.
Headed or designated to go upward (as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.) or toward (as a run-up).
Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.
Available to view or use; made public; posted.
Aloft.
Raised; lifted.
Of a river, in flood or at a high level.Australia
Built, constructed.
Standing; upright.
Awake and out of bed.
Riding the horse; mounted.
Above the horizon, in the sky.
Larger; greater in quantity, volume, value etc.
Indicating a larger or higher quantity.
Ahead; leading; winning.
Finished, at an end.predicative
In a good mood.
Willing; ready.
Next in a sequence.
Happening; new; of concern. See also what's up, what's up with.predicative
Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.postpositional
Well-informed; current.
Functional; working.
Traveling towards a major terminus.
Chilled and served without ice; (often specifically) shaken with ice and then strained into a coupe for serving, leaving the ice behind.US
Erect.slang
At university (especially Oxford or Cambridge).UK, dated
Well-known; renowned.slang

Example sentences16 results

You're crazy if you think he's on the up-and-up. The only reason you can say that is because you don't know what he's doing behind the scenes.

Where's the up-escalator?